David Kupfer is a Northern California writer whose work has appeared in The Sun, Bay Nature, Earth Island Journal, and Whole Earth. He has written for The Progressive since 1993.
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David Kupfer
David Kupfer
Climate Conference Was a Great Success—for the Fossil-Fuel Industry
Despite growing evidence of global climate disruption, little was accomplished beyond a watered-down text that kicks most of the big issues down the road. Read more
MasterTux
The New Surveillance State
“We think we’re searching Google. Google is actually searching us.” Read more
Doctor on Call
Physician, folk artist, musical storyteller, and activist Rupa K. Marya shares her ideas on how to rethink illness and what she learned at the Standing Rock health clinic. Read more
‘We Need To Keep Ringing the Bell’: An Interview with Dolores Huerta
Labor leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and living legend. Read more
Peace Activists Arrested in Anti-Drone Protests
“I’m up here for those kids that I helped kill.” Read more
Building Things to Solve Problems: An Interview with Van Jones
"I have never met a single person behind bars who said, 'Well, I want to get out of here, but I sure hope the Republicans don’t help.'” Read more
Remembering John Trudell, Voice of the American Indian Movement
"I'm a man who has been a political activist, who has a political consciousness, and who can write poetry." Read more
Terry Tempest Williams Interview
The sun was setting on a late October afternoon when I met with author Terry Tempest Williams in a hotel conference room built over a saltwater marsh near San Pablo Bay in San Rafael, California. Read more
An Interview with Utah Phillips
The folk music legend is also a great storyteller and an unapologetic activist. Read more
Martin Sheen Interview
Martin Sheen is a pacifist, a social and political activist who has not shied away from putting his body on the front lines, and a devout Roman Catholic. Read more
